Arraignment held in Tulsa shooting spree case

A man charged with gunning down three people and wounding two others in an April shooting spree in Tulsa has pleaded not guilty.

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By The Associated Press

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By The Associated Press

Posted Jan. 9, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Updated Jan 9, 2013 at 10:34 AM

By The Associated Press

Posted Jan. 9, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Updated Jan 9, 2013 at 10:34 AM

TULSA, Okla.

A man charged with gunning down three people and wounding two others in an April shooting spree in Tulsa has pleaded not guilty.

A judge entered the not guilty plea Wednesday on behalf of Jake England, who's charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill. The second man charged in the deaths, Alvin Watts, did not enter a plea Wednesday. Attorneys say Watts will enter a plea after they file a motion seeking that his trial be separated from England's.

The pair also faces hate crimes charges as a result of the deaths of William Allen, Bobby Clark and Dannaer Fields in a predominantly black section of Tulsa.

Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty against both men.